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' ... THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1918. ILLINOIS UNI TO TRAIN S0LDIERS Postpone Openina of School to N Build Barracks for 5,000 Students Expected to Enroll. Urbana, I ft., Sept. IS. The Uni versity of Illinois is making prepa rations for caring for 5,000 students who are expected to be sent here to. education and training under the new students' army training corps plan. The date for the open ing of the university, originally set for September 16, has been post poned to September 30, so that ar rangements for housing and L-Jing the student soldiers may be coni pl. ted. Under the new army plan pro vided by the War department men between 18 and 45 registered with th local draft boards September 12. Then they will Register at the university on registration days, September 30 and October 1. When he War department is prepared . to institute the new plan they will be inducted into the students' army training corps. Students who register will be re quired to pay their fees and other exp. ses- in the usual way. VVrun they are taken into service these fees will be refunded, in part, de pending on the time that elapses before they enter governmental .Service. Entrance examinations, September 9 to 13, were given as planned. In addition they will be gl-en S vtember 23 to 27. Men that enter the corps will be lubject to military discipline, will pe housed, ted, instructed in suj jects designated by the War depart ment and will receive the pay of a private in the reguLr army. They - are not expected to be called into active service until a majority -f the registrants of their age have been taken. , When the students register at the university September 30 they will 'be assigned to barracks provided by ths university. The university has already arranged to take over all fraternity houses and the larger rooming houses near the campus. They wi 1 be furnished like regular army barracks. In addition, the Armory, one of the largest buildings of its kind in the country, is being transformed into an enormous mess hall with adequate space for feeding 6,000 people. 'Hiree Missionary ' Bodies of Christian Church Will Unite Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 15. The merger of three large missionary so cieties will be one of the most im portant achievements of the Na tional Christian church convention in St. Louis October 9 to 13, accord ing to E. E. Elliott of Kansas City. The societies are the American Christian Missionary society, the Foreign Christian Missionary so ciety, both of Cincinnati, O., and the Christian Woman's Board of Mis sions, Indianapolis, Ind. The combined annual receipts of the three societies exceeds $1,000, D00, with property interests in the United States, Canada, Mexico and .iai. " foreign countries valued at $10,000,000, Mr. Elliott said. The merger, for which the three socie ties have voted, is the result of 10 J years' effort on the part of church leaders. qh. money! no; v Jwlleaiior n. Portor Radio Telegraph School at Nebraska University The University of Nebraska is sffering free courses in radio buzzer telegraphy, preparing students for .nduction into the signal corps of the United States army. These classes are independent of the soldiers' classes, although the ame laboratories are used and the tame instruction is given in this line of work. Classes are open to all men eli gible for service in the army. It is expected that a large number of the S. A. T. G students will take tdvantage of the opportunity and N prepare themselves before going nto actual service. Apparatus sufficient to accommo date 150 men js installed. First class instruction is afforded, and a proficiency of the required speed s attained in about two months. In addition to these classes, "v;!ass of Morse telegraphy Ts open, especially for women students. This course requires attendance ot one semester's work, beginning with .he school year. The class of la ner months, has proven itself to Mt I success, a number of students laving been employed in railroad service during the past 'summer. R. B. Hasscauist has charge of ra dio and Morse telegraph classes, tnd further -information can be ob- .ained from him. : - Nebraska School of Business. The fall term started off Monday with unusually large enrollment. For the con venlence of those who were unable to tart Sentf-mber I another division was formed Monday. September I. Miss Rhoda Carnea of the bookkeeping Department returned rrom ner vacation Monday morning and la again In charge if her clastcs V. McDermond of the Western I'ntoit division of Omaha was a raller at !he school Monday. Mr. McDermond fin shed the stenographic course In this tohool about two years ago. vti Rarah Ooddard. who his been tudent In ths college for the last few nonths. has just been elected to a com merclal teaching position in the high irhool at Springfield. Mo s Annie Gentry has accepted apposition is private secretary tov Dr. Plllsbury, su perintendent ai me eiato nuspuni. Mrs. J. T. Davis (nee Florence Oetti kr has been elected to a commercial teachlnr position In the high school a Dea Moines. Nstraska School of Business sow has three graduates on ths high , tinnl faculty In the Iowa capital city. Mist Laura Rhoda was a caller at the ichool Thursday, wane an rouie to rock Springs, Colo, where she will teach In the commercial department of the high irhoal. Sine her graduation last May Miu Rhode has held a position In the high school at Ipswich, S. D. uiu Lillian Links has been elected a position on tho commercial faculty of ths hlgDi SCIIOOI OI iinieijuio, ukio. New Clerkships. ' Washington. Sept l$.(Rpecia! Tele- ,.,m M. B.. Miles, Mount Ayr. Ia n,.uUh Loveless. Webster City. Ia. ; W. M Mahonay. Fort Dodge. Ia., have bean ap nMd clerks In the W r department. Viola O. Eoerfer. Milbank. S. D., and Dorothy Reesel. Columbus. Neb., have been appoints starka Us war risk Insurance Copyright, HIS, by Eleanor H. P6rtar and by Ths Public Ledger Co. By Permission Houghton Mlfflla Co. All Rights Reserved, CHAPTER XXII (Continued) The book in Mr. Smith's hand slipped to the floor with a bang; but no one was noticing Mr. Smith. "Oh, Hattie, don't blame the hun dred thousand dollars," cried Miss Maggie. "Jim says it was, and Fred does, too. They talked awfully Fred said it was all just the same kind of a way that I'd tried to make folks call Jim 'James.' lie said I'd been trying to make every single 'Jim' -we had into a 'James,' until I'd taken away all the fun of living. And I suppose maybe he's right, too." Mrs. Hattie sighed profoundly. "Well, anyhow l m not going to do it any more There isn't any fun in it any way. It doesn't make any differ ence how hard I tried to get ahead, I always found somebody else a little 'aheader,' as Benny calls it. So what's the use?" "There isn't anv use in that kind of trying, Hattie." "No, I suppose there isn't. Jim said I was like the little boy that they asked what would make him the happiest of anything in the world, and he answered 'Everything that I, haven't got' And I suppose I have been something like that. But I don't see as I'm any worse than other folks. Everybody goes for money; but I'm sure I don't see why if it doesn't make them any hap pier than it has met Well, I must be going." Mrs. Hattie rose wear ily "We shall begin to pack the hrst of the month it looks like a mountain to me, but Jim and Fred say they'll help, and " Mr. Smith did not hear any more, I or Miss Maggie and her guest had reached the hall and had closed the door behind them. But when Miss Maggie returned Mr. Smith was pacing up and down the room nervously. Well, he demanded with visible rntation, as soon as she appeared, 'will you kindly tell me if there is anything desirable that that con founded money has done," Miss Maggie looked up in sur prise. You mean Tim Blaisdells money?" he asked. I mean all the money 1 mean the $300,000 that those three peop'.e received. Has it ever brought any good or happinss ayywhere?" Oh. yes, 1 know, smiled Miss Maggie, a little sadly. "But " Her countenance changed abruptly. passionate earnestness came to her eyes. "Don't blame the money blame the spending of it. The money isnt to hlame. the dollar that will buy tickets to the movies will just as quickly buy a good book; and if you're hungry, it's up to you whether you put your money into chocolate eclairs or roast beef. Is the money to blame that goes for a c hisky bill or a gambling debt instead of for shoes and stockings for the family?" Why, n-no. Mr. Smith had ap parently lost his own irritation in his amazement at hers. "Why, Miss Maggie, you you seem worked up over this matter." 'I am worked up I'm always worked up over money It's been money, .money, money, ever since I could remember! We're all after it, and we all want it, and we strain every nerve to get it. We think it s going to bring us' happiness. But it won't unless we do our part. And thera are some things that even money can't buy.' Besides, it isn't the money that does the things, any way it s the man behind the money. What do you think money is good for. Mr. Smith?" Mr. Smith, now thoroughly dazed, actually blinked his jeyes at the ques tion, and at the Vehemence with which it was hurled into his face. 1 "Why, Miss Maggie, it it I I -I-" "It isn't good for anything unless we can exchange it tor sometmng we want, is it?" Why, I I suppose we can' give "But even then we're exchanging it for something we want, aren t we? We want to make the other fellow happy, don't we?" Well, yes, we do. Mr. Smith spoke with sudden fervor. "But it doesn't always work that war. Look at the case right here. Now. very likely this er Mr Fulton thought those $300,000 were going to make these people happy. Personification of happiness that woman was, a few minutes ago, wasn't she?" Mr. Smith had regained hit air of ag grieved irritation. No, she wasn t. But that wasn t ti e money's fault. It was her own. She didn't know how to spend it. And that's just what I meamwhen I say we've got to do our part money won't buy happiness, unless we exchange it for the- things that wilt, bring happiness. If we don t know how to sret any happiness out of $5, we won't know how to get it out of $500. or $5,000, or $500,000, Mr Smith. I don't mean that we'll get the same amount out of $5, of course though I ve seen Authoi ot "Pollyanna." them all, every one of them. And you know how it's been, Mr. Smith. Hasn't it worked out to prove just what I say? Take Hattie this af ternoon: She said that Fred de clared she's been trying to make every one of her 'Jims' a 'James,' ever since the money came. But he forgot that she did that very same thing before it came. All her life she's been trying to make $5 look NET! her face growing intently interested again. "I've been trying to remem ber what I know of the man." "What vou know of him!" cried Mr. Smith, with startled eyes. "Yes, from the newspaper and magazine accounts of him Oi course, there was quite a lot about him at the time the money came, and Flora let me read some things she'd saved in years gone. Flora like Srtl): so when she tot the $100,- was always interested in him. you 1 " ' ' . . ... , r l . - I UUU, it wasn t six inontns neiore sue !', was trying to make that look like $200,000." "I reckon you're rigjit." "Jane is just the opposite. Jane used to buy ingrain carpets and cheap chairs and cover them with mats and tidies to save them." "You're right, she did!" Miss Maggie laughed apprecia tively. "They got on your .erves, too, didn't they? Such layers upon lay ers of covers for everything! It Drought me to such a pass that I went to the other extreme. I wouldn't protect anything which was very reprehensible, of course. Well, now she has pretty dishes and Solid silver but she hides them in bags and boxes, and never uses them except for tompany. She doesn't take any more comfort with them than she did with the ingrain car pets and cheap chairs Of course, that's a little thing. I only men tioned it to illustrate my meaning. Jane doesn't know how to play. She never did. When you can't spend 5 cents out of $100 for pleasure without wincing, you needn't expect you're going to spend $5 out of $100,000 without feeling the pinch," laughed Miss Maggie. "And Miss Flora? Ytm haven't mentioned her," observed Mr. Smith, a little grimly. Miss Maggie smiled; then sue sighed, i'oor rlora and when she tried so hard to quiet her conscience Be cause she had so much money I But ou know how that was. You helped er out of that scrape. And she's so grateful! She told me yesterday that she hardly ever gets a begging i.i,.. icuci nun. "No; and those she does get she investigates." asserted Mr. Smith. "So the fakes don't bother her much these days. And she's doing a lot oi good, too, in a small way." She is, and she s happy now, declared Miss Maggie, "except that she still worries a little because she is so happy. She's dismissed the maid and does her own work I'm afraid Miss Flora never was cut out fjr a fine-lady life of leisure, and she loves to putter in the kitchen. She! says it's such a relief, too, not to! keep dressed up in company man ners all the time and not to have that horrid girl spying 'round all day to see if she behaves proper. But Flora's a dear." "She is! and I reckon it worked the best with her of any of them." "Er that is I mean, perhaps she's made the best use of the hundred thousand," stammered Mr. Smith. "She's been er the happiest." "Why, y-yes, perhaps she has, when you come to look at it in that way." "But you wouldn't er advise this Mr. Fulton to leave her his twenty millions?" "Mercy!" laughed Miss Maggie, throwing up both hands. "She'd faint dead away at the mere thought of it." "Humph! Yes, I suppose so," Mr. Smith turned on his heel and re sumed his restless pacing up and down the room. From time to time he glanced furtively at Miss Maggie. Miss Maggie, her hands idly resting in her lap, palms upward, was gaz ing fixedly at nothing. "Of just what are you thinking?" he demanded at last, coming to a pause at her side. "I was thinking of Mr. Stanley G. Fulton," she answered, not look ing up. 'Oh, you were!" There was an odd something in Mr. Smith's voice. Yes. I was wonderinc- ahnnt those twenty millions." Yes. I was wonderinff what he had done with trnni." "Had done with them?" "Yes. in the letter I meati." Sh looked up now in faint surnme Don't vou remember? There? was n letter a second letter to be opened in two years' time. They said that that was to dispose of the remainder of the property his last will and testament' at the THEATERS even that happen sometimes but mean that we've got to know how to spend $5 and to make the most jf it." "I reckon-r-you're right, Miss Maggie." -"I know I'm right, and it isn't the l.oneys fauit when things go wrong. Money's all right. I love money. Oh, yes. I know we re taught that the love of monev is the root of all evil But I don t think it should be so necessarily. I think money's one of the most wonderful things in the world. It's more than a trust and a gift it's an opportun ity, and a test. It brings out what's strongest in us, every time. And it does that whether it's $5 or $500,000. If if we love chocolate eclairs and the movies better than roast beef and good books, we re going to buy them, whether they're chocolate eclairs and movies on $5. or cham pagne suppers and Paris gowns on $500,000!'r "Well, by my Jove!" ejaculated Mr. Smith, rather feebly. Miss Maggie gave a shamefaced laugh and sank back in her chair. "You don't know what t& think of me, of course; and no wonder," she sighed "But I've felt so bad over this this money business jright here under my eyes. I love testament, "Oh. ves. I rememher" a-.-enteA Mr. Smith, turning on his heel again. 'then you think Mr. Fnl. Iton is dead?" Mr. Smith was very "ui meeting miss Maggie s eyes. - Why, yes, I suppose so." Miss Maggie turned to her meditative gazing at nothing. "The two years are nearly up. vou know T nc talking with Jane the other dv just next November." Yes. I know." The words were very near a groan, but at once Mr. Smith hurriedly repeated, "I know I know!" very lightv. inHeeH an apprehensive glance at Miss Mag- "So it seems to mi ;f v, , . alive that he'd be back by this time. Antt BO 1 Was umnrtPnncr K.. those 'millions." she went on musing- lio "UTliA -X . . . . & y miu uu you suppose he has done with them?" she aWH sudden animation, turning full upon mills "Whv I I How know?" stuttered Mr. Smitha swift imiisuii uycing nis lace. Miss Maggie laughed merrily. IOU WOUldn t. Ot rnnr k... At.. . . .. . ' " . "'. UUl ui neean t make you look as if I'd iiiTirniTsn rnsip 4taa s. a a. l. s w ... ....... i jruu uau menu l was Slv.aSK,n Iof your opinion, Mr Smith, she twinkled, with mischiev ous eyes, "Of course!" Mr. Smith laughed now, a little orecioitatelv. "Rut in. deed, Miss Maggie, you turned so suddenly and the question was so unexpected that I felt like the small boy who, being always blamed for everything at home that went wrong, Answered tremblincrlv. wli.n the teacher sharply demanded'Who maac tne world r lease, ma'am, I did, but I'll never do it again 1' "And now." said Mr. Smith wnn Miss Maggie had done laughing at his little story. "suDDose I turn th tables on you? , What do you think Mr. Fulton has done with that moneyr "I don t know what to think," miss Maggie slutted her position. Well, what did vou find?'' x"Why, not much, really, about the man. Besides, very likely what I did find wasn't true. Oh, he was eccentric. Everything mentioned that. But I was trying to find out how he'd spent his money himself. I thought that migl.t give me a clue about the will. I mean." 'Oh. I see." "Yes, but I didn't find much. In spite of his reported eccentriciiies he seems to me to have done noth ing extraordinary." "Oh, indeed 1" murmured Mr. Smith. "He doesn't seem to have been very bad." "No?" Mr. Smith's eyebrows went up. "Nor very good, either, for that matter." "Sort of a nonentity, perhaps?" Mr. Smith's lips snapped tight shut. Miss Maggie laughed softly. "Perhaps, though, I suppose he couldn't really be that not very well with twenty millions, could he? But I mean, he wasn't very bad nor very good. He didn't seem to be dissipated or mixed up in any scandal, or to be recklessly extrava gant, like so many rich men. "On the other hand. I couldn't find that he'd done any particular good in the orld. Some charities were mentioned, but they were per functory, apparently, and I don't be lieve, from the accounts, that'he ever really interested himself in anvone that he ever really cared for any one. "Oh, you don't!" If Miss Maeeie had loo!;ed up she would have met a most disconcerting expression m the eyes bent upon her. But Miss Maggie did not look up. "No," she proceeded calmly. Why, he didnt.even have a wife: and children to stir him from his selfishness. He had a secretary, of course, and he probably never saw half his begging letters. I can imagine his tossing them aside with a languid 'Fix them up. James give the creatures what they want, only cion t Dotner me . "He never did," stormed Mr. Smith; then, hastily: "I'm awe he never did. You wrong him. I'm sure you wrong him." "Maybe I do," sighed Miss Mag gie. "But when I think of what he might do $20,000,000! I can't grasp it. Can vou? But he didn't do any thing worth while with them so far as I can see, when he was living, so that's why I can't imagine what his will may be. Probably the same old perfunctory charities, however, with the Chicago law firm instead of 'James' as disburser unless, of course, Hattie's expectations are ful filled and he divides them among the Blaisdells here." "You think there's something wo '.h while he might have done with those millions, then?" pleaded Mr. bnuth, a sudden peculiar wist fulness in his eves. Something he might have done with them;" exclaimed Miss Maggie. "YVhv it- mania t ... . 1. ' ... 1 to what he might have done with twenty millions." What would you do? "I? do with twenlv millions?" she breathed. "Yes, you." Mr. Smith fame near. er, his face working with emotion. miss .Maggie, if a man with twentv millions that is. could vou lov a man with twenty millions, if if Mr. I'uiton should ask you if I were Mr. Fulton if " His COlintenanrp changed suddenly. He drew hitn- seit up with a cry of dismay. "Oh no no I've spoiled it all now. That isn't what I meant to say first. I was going to find out I mean, I was going to tell Oh, good heav ens, what a That confounded money again !" Miss Maggie sprang to her feet. "Whv. Mr. Smith. w-whsT " Only the crisp shutting of the door answered her. With a beseechine I - 1 . t , . . TO iouk ana a despairing gesture Mr. Smith had eone. Once aeain Miss Ma pair 9tnnA looKing alter Mr. Smith with dis iiidyen eyes. inen. turninor to sit down, she came face to face with her own image in the mirror. Well; now vou've rlon it fao-. gie Duff," she whispered wrathfully to the reflection in the class. ' AnH you've broken his heart! He was going to say something I know he was. Ana you.-' You've talked money, money, money to him for an hour. iou said you loved monev: and you told what you'd do if you had iwcmy millions or dollars. And you know you know he's as nnn, Job's turkey, and that just now he's mure man ever plagued , over money! And yetjrou Twenty mil lions oi aoiiarsi As it that counted against With. a little sohbinir crv f!c Maggie covered her fan- with hi hands and sat down, helpless, angry. (Continued Tomorrow.) "Oh, Boy!" at the Boyd. HERE is one returned delight ot last season that has lost none of its savor. Jerome Kern's tunes arc far above the merely tink Yms. and so utterly devoid of "jazz" as to charm and satisfy in a degree rarely attained by the home-made "museical" show, while the flavor of the book and lyrics linger, even with those whose memory enables them to anticipate the spoken lines. For example, Lavinia Winn makes the foot ball jest cackle, just as it did the first time you heard it. while "Ycstinff Time." "Till the Clouds Roll By," "An Old Fashioned Wife,' and "Words Are Not Needed," with other of the featured songs, sound as well or better because they are repeated. A considerable portion of the local public testified, by as sembling at the Boyd last night, to its appreciation of the opportunity of again listening to and enjoying all the beauties of "Oh, Boy." And speaking of beauties they are there to behold as well as to give pieausure by singing, talking and dancing. Lavinia Winn, who heads the regiment, does so by natural right. She is piquant in all that the word convevs. and while the press ntrnt savs shfc never has beefi-l kissed (and a lady's word must be accepted in such matters), she cer tainly presents sufficient provoca tion. Theodora Warfield is second in command, and fills her office with demure dignity, enhanced by her grace of manner and movement, and, like Miss Winn, sings and. dances most charmingly. Lora Sonderson is subaltern, or maybe it is top ser geant, of the battalion, and in the ranks is found a grotip of girls de serving the approbation given them. Franklyn Graham and Harry Meyers do the singing on the men's side and do it well. The comedy falls to James E. Rome. Tom Leary and our old friend, "Jim" Fulton, ar.d what they leave undone is better omitted. The bill runs' till after Wednesday night, and is well worth seeing. , Headliners Here. Marie Cahill, Florence Baird and Wellington Cross, in separate acts of this week's Orpheum bill, offer an unusual treat of talent which is sup plemented by four other acts of merit, making the program one of the best that has been witnessed at this vaudeville house tor many weeks. The three artists mentioned appeared consecutively and each made an individual hit with Sunday audiences. Miss Cahill, the same blonde Ma rie as of yore, brought her infec tious smile, some catchy ditties and i telephone conversation with 'Ethel," which had the audience rocking with merriment. She is ac companied by Carl Gray at the piano. Her telephone chatter is one f the cleverest things she has ever offered to vaudeville audiences. Florence Baird's face is her for tune. Her grimaces are original and altogether she is a funmaker of the first order. E. Charles Bensee as sists her in a series of typical songs, Scotch number being especially worthy. Wellington Cross, toward the end of his act, cuts loose from the con ventionalties by dragging in several members of previous acts in some nonsensical business, which con vulsed the audience. Not satisfied with that, he reappeared in the last act, sat in a chair and allowed Howard Savage to shoot seven small clay targets which were strapped across his forehead. Sylvia Loyal and her 70 pigeons was a pretty opening act. Valente brothers are accordionists of ability. Newlyweds and prospective newly weds may learn something of how to start out on the matrimonial sea by witnessing "The Honeymoon," by Glen Anders and company. Howard and Helen Savage close the bill with an exhibition of marks manship. Activities of American and allied forces in France are shown on the screen as an extra motion picture feature under official authorization. The Orpheum travel weekly is also shown. - Musical at the Empress. A spirited sketch of mirth and I melody is Claire Hanson and 1 he Village rour, presenting one of the several stellar features on the vau deville program at the Empress theater for the first half of the week. It is entertaining and a pleasing musical number. Delton, Mereena and Delton, in a series of, athletic surprises, inject a generous' supply of comedy with new and unusual acrobatic feats. Jack George Duo, "the bootblack and the manicurist," as their title suggests, offer a bit of melody and good natured fun in a winning manner. Nelusco and Hur ley are expert jugglers and magi cians. Virginia Pearson, in "Queen of Hearts," a story of a clever woman detective, is the .feature on the photoplay program. "Dreamland Adinitair8" I By DADDY THE WILD INDIANS A Complete, New Adventure Eeh Week, Beginning Monday snd Ending Sunday V one pitched a camp Army Appointments. gram) The fellowlnr appointments have ueen mias in une united states army: Ed aT v. Moore, sioux City, la.; Earl W. Shipley, New London, la., to be first lieutenants, engineer corps; Carleton H. flurnngame, iowa Fans, I a., second lieu tenant, ordnance; David I. Hodson, Madl- son, Neb.; Charles A. Osborne. Sr.. East ceaar Rapids, Ia.; Bert Tallman, Creston, Ia., second lieutenants, quartermaster corps', Charles U Fahnelster, McCook, Neb., captain medical corps; Frederick M. Andrus, Lincoln, Neb., Frank P. Winkler, Hibiey, la., first lieutenant, medical cores Howard W. Furbanh, Omaha, second lieu tenant, sanitary corps. Postofflco Appointments. Washington, Sept 15. (Special Tele gram) A postofftc Is estlblashed at Fox- ton, Platte county, wyo., with Anna Cona- logue as postmaster. Nebraska rural latter carriers approved Beemer, Alfred Mueller; Cambridge, Law rence H. Bratt; Clay Center, Louis E. Wll llamsont Stllbory. Lawrence C. Trontms.n Army Orders. Washington, Sept IS. (Special Tele gram) Col. Walter C. Short, Infantry, Is reletved from duty at Ft D. A. Russell, Wyo., tod will proceed to Camp Fremont cal. Capt. Oeorge W. Robertson, Infantry, Is appointed commanding officer of th students' army training sjBcpst Calvtrslty oi iowa, Iowa uu came possessed with the idea that Omaha didn't like him him as an entertainer. That was fivNyears ago: So he gave Omaha a wide berth for five years. Now he's back again with "Clutch" Cooper's "Sight seers," and folks are almost falling ovVr one another to get in to see him as the blundering Hollander. But at that he isji't the whole show by a jugfull. Leave it to Bro. Coop er to frame tip a 100 per cent show. McAdoo Urges Speeding Up Repair ofvLoccr.: Newport News, Sept. 15 ployes of railroad machine aheps roundhouses over the" country we: urgeM today by William G. McAdo director-general of railroad, speed up repairing of Jodpmotivc: that General Pershing can hv V new ones now building, which said are needed "to make certain t defeat of the kaiser." aV O I riAtSHfXT FILMLAND PHOTO 'PIAY' OFFERINGS FOR. TQPAY t Gus Does a Come-back: Gus Fay is daily realizing mistake. In some manner he his be- WAR. PUZZLES Oh The Screen Today Sun CARI.YI.F. Hl.ACKWELL. in "BY HOOK OK CJtoOK." Strand DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, In liOl'NU IN MOROCCO." ' K'Hlto CHAHI.K8 RAY, in "A NINE O'CLOCK TOWN." Muse .1. B. WARNER, lit GOD 8 Emprws VIRGINIA I'K ARSON', in -tjL'KKX OF 11 MARTS." HrmirtVlH "AMKIUCA'S ANSWER" I'nlted States Unvernment wsr Lnrtirop 24th and T.othrop llES'SIK BARR1SCALE. In "MAID OF THK STORM." "OIR DR1DUK OF SHIPS." MUTT AND JEFF, in "JOININO THE TANKS." Crand-ELSIE FERGUSON, In "THK BONO OF SONGS." ALLIED WAR REVIEW. . , Orpheum South Side CLARA KIM BALL YOUNO, In "TUB SAVAGE WOMAN." ' Rolilff 26B9 Leavenworth B .0 T STEWART, In "A RED HAIRED CUPID." Mnrylnml Hth and Pins ETHEL CLAYTON, in "BONDAGE OF FEAR." Apollo 2th and Leavenworth ALICE BRADY, In "THE ORDEAL OF RO- SETTA." "As THE GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND Reaches Pirlsk, having moved East ward 100 miles in 22 days, three years ago today, September 16, 1915. Find a Pole. SATURDAY'S AXBWER f.eft side doicn in mountains. t I! M ERICA'S ANSWER, a ar film with fighting facts and eager enthusi asm, was shown at the Brandeis Sunday, where it is "bilited" for the entird week. The picture gives Americans new pride and purpose. Awakening amiable America to the dirty duty of war is well pictured and the audience is reminded of the attitude, "I'm neutral; I don't care who licks the Germans." The final realization of war and the accom plishments of the last year are shown in a way that makes the heart glow. There are times, too, in this virile picture of life issues of men, that eyes are tear-dimmed, but all sadness is forgotten in the final triumph of victory. All Liberty loan workers in Omaha, both men and women so licitors, are requested to be present at the Brandeis theater next Sat urday afternoon. The Omalia Lib erty loan committee has bought out the house for the afternoon in order to show the 1,500 workers the film "America's Answer." There will also be an address by John L. Ken nedy. The general outline of the campaign will be made by E. F. Folda, O. T. Eastman, Sam Burns and Mrs. Frank Judson. "Our committee was led to this acti6n," explained T. C. Byrne, state chairman, "by the thought that if the fourth Liberty loan salesmen could see recent pictures from the battle front it would inspire them Uo put forth every possible effort in selling bonds in order to carry on over there." The picture will be shown twice daily and there is no war tax charged. For genuine wholesome comedy, "pep" and "vinegar," "A Nine O'Clock Town," starring Charles Ray, which is the photoplay at traction at the Rialto, proved itself Sunday to be one of the best films shown at that playhouse in many (In previous adventures Pegey has met Billy Belgium. Lonesome Bear, Judge Owl, and various forest dwellers.) CHAPTER I. The'Message in the Night. PEGGY tossed restlessly on her camp cot. It was so strange living in icui iiiKit uij diuuiig the' hills that her sleeD was fitful and broken. She half awoke as the wind rustled through the trees and flapped a bit of loose canvas. The sound had the suggestion of crea tures being abroad in the wilderness animals, perhaps, or Indians. Peg gy roused up and listened. Away off in the distance a tram rumbled through the valley. From not far away came the gurgling murmur of a tiny mountain stream. Again the wind shook the leaves and flapped the canvas. A dead twig fell upon the tent with start lingsjoudness. Peggy knew that it was only a harmless bit of wood. but she couldn't help giving a big jump. She wondered if there were beasts or savages in the forest. The rocky hills would be a splendid place ilk which to hide, beeminelv the region was as wild as in the days when the pioneers forced their way tnrougn tne trackless wastes. Now came a new sound from a tree above the 'tent. It was a weird voice in a weird chant: Hoo-pet-y, hod-pet-y, hoo! I have come tor you. Down-lt-y, down-lt-y, down, We must save the town. "Gracious, that sounds like Tudere Owl," thought Peggy. Again caine the weird chant: Wak-et-y, wak-et-y, wake! Come tor (oodness sake. Howl-et-y, howl-et-y, howl, Reds are on ths prowl. "It is Judge Owl's voice." declared Peggy, creeping quietly from her cot, so that she would not arouse the grown-ups m the tent. The moon was shining brightly, so Pee- gy naa no aimculty making out Judge Owl perched in the tree. You are wanted quickly," he hooted to her. "Billy Belgium is waiting for you. He says to bring a megaphone. mat request seemed strange to Peggy, but the megaphone was close at hand. So were her khaki suit and her shoes. In a momentshe was all equipped for the adventure to which Billy Belgium was calling her. Just so she would feel a bit safer, she picked uo her air rifle as she silently made her way from the tent. "This way," softly hooted Judge Owl, flopping ahead down the side of the mountain. Peggy knew the path, so she ran along rapidly, in spite of the fact that the moon had disappeared behind a cloud, and it was dark under the trees. Soon she had to go slow, for she knew that the path came out on the top of a great rocky cliff, a fail from which would mean death. Pausing a moment t get her bearings, she saw the glow ot a hre far below : ".What's that fire;." she asked. months. While in sense It burlesque on the business metncKis f of the small town merchant, yet " -shows what may happen when new life and city ideas are infused into the business organisation. .' The new Douglas Fairbanks pic ture, "Bound in Morocco," is ocst described as a snappy 20th century, . high-geared, romantic, com.fdy,: . drama, traveling at high speed a k Allan Dwan makes it possible for Mr. tairpariKB . to present many new "stunts that he created especially for this new picture, which is on the Strand program. ; Carlyle Blackwell n! Evelyn Greeley have a comedy-dram that v kept hundreds of -people enter tained yesterday with Its surprises, and humorous situations at the Sun and will be there again for the last times today. In addition to ,s the fature there is included on the, program a Keystone comedy and the allied war review. . "God's Man," with H. B. Warner, in- the leading role, at the Muse this week proves to be an exceptionally ambitious production, nimjj long reels being consumed before the end of the picture. There is a very fine cast working with Mr, Warner , and great pains have been taken in the taking of the picture to give the underworld of New York a real showing. The Influence of the ex tremely rich of the great city and the sordid livls lived by the people of the slums makes an Interestmjf theme which the author has built into a film drama of interest to everyone. , One thousand piecea of money1 were used by Theda Bara in the trimming of one of her dresses in which she is to be seen in "Salome." In the whole production Miss Bara wears more than 50 costumes. Will Rogers had been making 6cenes for "Laughing Bill Hyde" and had spent hours climbing up and down the Palisades, near New.'; York, with the inert figure of the actor who represented his . pal escaping with him from the pent tentiary. "Register fatigue" yells the di rector as Bill reached the top rock of a high cliff. "I register all in" retorted Bill. ' "I don't have to pretend if I don't want to, do I?" ! - - : y X "Has some there?" Howl-et-y howl-et-y, howl, Reds are on the prowl. repeated the Judge. "That doesn't mean anything," said Teggy indignantly. "Whv don't you answer me?" "I am answering you," protested Judge Owl. "I'm answering just as plainly as I know how. Indians are red, aren't they?" Peggy felt a little shivery chill run through her. "Indians!" she whispered. "Do you mean that Indians are on the prowl?" "That's just what I do mean," in sisted Judge Owl. "Real, wild Indians?" "The realest, wildest Indians I ever saw or heard of," declared Judge Owl. , "Come on quickly, Billy Belgium is keeping guard over them." Wondering what it all could mean, Peggy crept forward. She had seen plenty of Indians since she had come to the mountains, but they were all tame Indians farmers, store-keepers, workers in factories lhey were diisappointingly unro- mantic-lopking and Peggv could scarcely picture them as the sons and .daughters of the savages who had once roamed the rugged hilis. Could this be some tribe that had kept itself hidden all these years? Hist! Don t make a sound! They might hear us." The whispered warning came from in front of them, as Billy Belgium rose up in their path. He took Peggy by the hand and led her through a part o'f the hills with which she was unfamiliar. Soon she found herself on the edge of a cliff. Leaning cautiously forward she looked down to where Billy Belgium pointed, Beiow her was a large basin hol lowed out in the hills. High rocky walls shut it in on all sides except one, where a ravine afforded an en trance. It lay in such a way that it was like a hidden pocket and would be very difficult to find un less one stumbled upon it by chance. In this basin was pitched a camp a camp of wigwams and tepees. In the center blazed a fire, around which were grouped dozens of shadowy figures sitting silent and brooding. Suddenly there came the throb of tom-toms. Half naked men near the fire leaped to their feet and be gan an odd dance. Thev stamped the ground hard with their feet, bent over low, then threw their heads back, and howled mournfully. The sound sent shivers through Peggy. "WJiat are they doing?" she whispered to Billy Belgium. He gripped her hand tight as he whis pered bask. "It's a scalp dance! They are Indians on the warpath." Carlyle Blackwell -in- "BY HOOK OR CROOK" Tuea. "RESURRECTION" AMrSEMKNTS. u H. B. WARNER -in- God's Man A Story of New York'a Broadway and Elite Underworld. L ...... naxixrxixyiyMY7xiyT'5 MUSICAL urrr-"l 1 BRILLIANT Twice Daily. Final Performance Fritter fit "Bluteh" Cooper rVssMH ALL NEW SIGHT-SEEHG In Git, Giddy Gambol Tbrsugh Ctrl Land, Entitled, : "WAIT-A-MINUTC" w.,h corn Gy$ FAy Ai Excsllcnt Supporting; Cast aril A Beauty Chorus of 8j:it-C:rs Dear Rssder: -. . After an sfcstno of fire tsssoM tt's plainly jour duty to elcoms Gus F ta his character of ths blunder-.nf Hollf''. Boas "Bluteh" Cooper mrtsinl stn-tuj4 ths slaatlo around his bank roll whm ha equipped this shut? troups . Ub sesasrs and duds. OI.Q MAN IQfmSOS, Mirr. P- T i Evenlnss and Sun. Mat. 3S. SO. 7S. tl. wD7y Mais 15b and tU ,' Chew rum tl Toll Ilk, but , LADIES 4 A AT AMY V k TICKETS DAY MATi.i X t Baby Carrlafs Carat, ta tha Ltn,s HEZ3 ALL THIS WEEK BRANDEIS Today The U. S. GoTernment Presents AMERICA'S ANSWER Twice Daily, 2:30 and 8:25 P. M. Admission, 25c and 50c. No war tax Continuous Performance It t '!!, 4 VAUDEVILLE SHOWS DA..LY, 2:15, 3:30, 7:4S, Extra Vaudeville Shew ea SAturdayl and Sundays at 6:30 P. H. Feature Picture Shows at 11:00. IStOO. 6:15 and 10 P. M. DELTON MAREENA A DELTON, In a Series of Athletic SurpH-. Jack George Duo, The Bootblack and the Manicurist. CLAIRE HANSON eV Fifteen Minutes of Nulesco aV Hurls Presenting A Versatile Novelty Qf-n TLLACE FOUR Irth aid WM. FOW Presents VIRGINIA PEARSON . In "QUEENA)F HEARTS." A story of a ckwsr wsaaaa datactlvt inorn we criny-s sne solv-t MM TONIGHT UNTIL WED. Mat. Wednesday The Smartest and Brightest of 'All Musical Comedies. "OH, BOY" I ATUDAD 24th and laV I 1 1 w m BESSIE LntkroB In "MAID OF THE STORM" "OUR BRIDGE OF SHIPS" PATHE Charlie Chsp'in crimes E TVE in (n "I EEKLY NEWS For Better or Worse Gominr Next Thursday- Franci Bush man and Beverly Bayae in "A Pair JNJ-upias PHONS Don. 434 SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE Matin, rf.ally. I:15j KIhU :1S. TMi W,. MARIE J CAHILL: "THK HONETMOO.V- WELLINGTON CROSS: Bensst ft Baird: Vslenta Brother: Bylrls roral and Pierrot: Howard tnl Helen gatase: Official wUj Allied Wat R. new; Orpheusi Traiel Weekly, fricea, Mat. Ms to 50c; Boxes and Stalls, 60q T5c NlshH i(c te TV: TtnieBtftll, $1.0(1. rm yol rW,HT PHOTOPLAYS. (The next chapter will tell of the In dlan plot which Pegiy and Billy Bel slum overhear.) Today to Wednesday Today to Thursday Charles mm neaema Him iai. ui .,ii,.w a rzssr "A Nine O'Clock Town" douglas isnrra r . "DAI lain tr - , i THECOOK'.eU. i